By Ramishah Maruf, CNN New York (CNN) — After days of intense backlash, most recently from President Donald Trump, Cracker Barrel is scrapping its new minimalist logo. “We thank our guests for sharing your voices and love for Cracker Barrel. We said we would listen, and we have. Our new logo is going away and
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A portion of South Sixth Street in Columbia is closed due to a chilled water line break. Columbia Public Works said in a release that South Sixth Street is closed to traffic between Elm Street and East Stewart Road. The area is expected to be closed between two and seven days while
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Southern Boone Fire Protection District has announced its next fire chief. M. Jay Niemeyer was announced as the Fire Chief for Southern Boone Fire on Monday over social media. Niemeyer is replacing Jim Bullard, who retired in April after 47 years of service. The new chief has been a firefighter since
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Audrain is one of five counties suing the State Tax Commission over increasing property assessments. The lawsuit was filed Monday in Polk County. Audrain County joins Polk, DeKalb, Reynolds and Pike counties in challenging the commission’s decisions on property reassessment. The counties allege that the commission has not taken the proper legal
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) An inmate at the Fulton Reception & Diagnostic Center died 11 days after being at the facility. The Missouri Department of Corrections said Darnell Davis, 34, died on Sunday at 7:53 a.m. at the facility. Davis was serving a five-year sentence for receiving stolen property, seven years for domestic assault and 15
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Stephens College is entering the new school year with a new president and an increase in enrollment. In a release, the school said the undergraduate enrollment is projected to increase by more than 8% this fall. This is the largest number since 2021. The overall enrollment is expected to increase by 5%
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By Devan Cole, CNN (CNN) — Kilmar Abrego Garcia, the Maryland man who was wrongly deported to El Salvador and later brought back to the US to face federal criminal charges, has renewed his bid for asylum in the United States as the Trump administration’s effort to deport him to Uganda intensifies. The request Monday
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Starting in early September, Highway 50 over Vetter Lane in Jefferson City will be narrowed a crews work on the bridge for several months. According to the Missouri Department of Transportation, starting Sept. 8, construction crews will start to narrow Highway 50 over Vetter Lane to one lane in each direction. Traffic
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Randolph County man has been charged in Audrain County with eight child sex charges stemming back two years. Floyd Yoder is charged with two counts of first-degree statutory rape of a person less than 12 years old, five counts of statutory sodomy – deviated sexual intercourse with a person less than
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Cole County judge heard several motions on Ryan Ferguson’s historic verdict against Travelers Insurance Tuesday morning. Both sides are asking for adjustments to the final dollar amount that Ferguson will receive. A Cole County jury sided with Ferguson and six former Columbia police detectives in November in their lawsuit against Travelers Insurance.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A panel of judges has ordered a Boone County circuit court to correct a judgment in a 2022 Columbia shooting case. Terrance Johnson was found guilty by a jury in March 2024 and sentenced in April 2024 to 14 years behind bars for a 2022 shooting. He was found guilty of first-degree
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KANSAS CITY (KSHB) U.S. Rep. Mark Alford (R-Raytown) is holding a series of town halls around his sprawling district this week. Those town halls include stops in Camdenton and St. Robert on Tuesday, dates in Harrisburg and Warsaw on Wednesday, and Fayette on Thursday. Click here for a full list of dates. Alford represents Missouri’s
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Hickman High School was on a brief secure protocol after a report of a single gunshot was heard near the school on Monday. The Columbia Police Department said in a social media post that officers were called to Forest Avenue in response to a single shot heard at 11:55 a.m. Officers found
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Prosecutors in Gasconade County have charged a Maries County man with two felonies after a crash that killed two people Sunday night. Tyler C. Schmidt of Belle was charged Tuesday with DWI causing two deaths and DWI causing serious physical injury. It wasn’t clear on Tuesday morning whether he was in custody.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Prairie Home woman suffered moderate injuries when a car rear-ended the buggy she was riding in on Monday night. The crash happened on Highway 87 north of Apple Drive in Prairie Home, according to a Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report. A Chevrolet Malibu sedan driven by a 22-year-old Prairie Home
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FRANKLIN COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Steelville man who is accused of killing a Hermann police officer is set to be in front of a judge for a motion hearing Tuesday afternoon, after his defense filed a motion to strike the state’s intent to seek the death penalty. Kenneth Simpson is accused of killing Sergeant Mason Griffith and
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Mizzou kicks off its football season this week with a Thursday night home matchup against Central Arkansas. Tigers fans are already in anticipation of another season, hoping to see their team with 10 games for yet another year. But things aren’t all rainbows in Tiger country — some students say the new process for getting
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) While the Mizzou Tigers look to kick off the start of the 2025-26 season on Thursday against Central Arkansas, some students are still hoping for a ticket. Much of that stress is thanks to a new ticket claim process Mizzou Athletics rolled out this year, students say. “I was just like sitting
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The first reported case of a flesh-eating parasite in a human was confirmed by the U.S Department of Health and Human Services on Monday. The Maryland resident who was diagnosed has recovered from the infection. According to HHS, a person who traveled to El Salvador was diagnosed with New World screwworm, a
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Cole County Judge Brian Stumpe on Monday denied the temporary restraining order the Missouri National Education Association sought against House Bill 12, which would give over $51 million to the Missouri Empowerment Scholarship Accounts Program for families to use on private school tuition. The MOScholars program will give families of children
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